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CVE-2016-6178


Huawei NE40E and CX600 devices with software before V800R007SPH017; PTN 6900-2-M8 devices with software before V800R007SPH019; NE5000E devices with software before V800R006SPH018; and CloudEngine devices 12800 with software before V100R003SPH010 and V100R005 before V100R005SPH006 allow remote attackers with control plane access to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a CRITICAL severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.8, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 10 products from huawei, from huawei, from huawei and 7 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2016, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.


Published

2016-08-02T16:59:04.260

Last Modified

2026-06-17T00:50:35.163

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 9.8 (CRITICAL)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System huawei ne5000e_firmware v800r006c00 Yes
Hardware huawei ne5000e - No
Operating System huawei cloudengine_12800_firmware v100r003c00 Yes
Operating System huawei cloudengine_12800_firmware v100r003c10 Yes
Operating System huawei cloudengine_12800_firmware v100r005c00 Yes
Operating System huawei cloudengine_12800_firmware v100r005c10 Yes
Hardware huawei cloudengine_12800 - No
Operating System huawei ptn_6900-2-m8_firmware v800r007c00 Yes
Hardware huawei ptn_6900-2-m8 - No
Operating System huawei cx600_firmware v600r008c20 Yes
Operating System huawei cx600_firmware v800r006c00 Yes
Operating System huawei cx600_firmware v800r006c20 Yes
Operating System huawei cx600_firmware v800r007c00 Yes
Hardware huawei cx600 - No
Operating System huawei ne40e_firmware v600r008c20 Yes
Operating System huawei ne40e_firmware v800r006c00 Yes
Operating System huawei ne40e_firmware v800r006c20 Yes
Operating System huawei ne40e_firmware v800r006c30 Yes
Operating System huawei ne40e_firmware v800r007c00 Yes
Hardware huawei ne40e - No

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For huawei's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.